I have some artemisia in a newish bed that have gotten wet, wet, wet in the past two weeks due to all the rain we've had -- the ground hasn't had a chance to properly dry out at all in over 15 days, and two of the baby artemisias are looking pretty depressed. I suspect they're unhappy with their wet feet.
Is there a way to save them by removing them from the soggy bed, transplanting them into pots to recover, and then replanting them once the season has stabilized? (Assuming it does! This is a weird spring in Dallas.)
Would the shock of the double transplant be too much for artemisia? I did save a licorice plant this way earlier in the spring, but I've never grown artemisia before. Many thanks for your recommendations.
This message was edited Jun 2, 2007 9:35 AM
Saving Plants that Got too Soggy ?
Yes, I think that what you propose is a very good solution. Be sure that you take plenty of roots, and give then a while to recover before you put them back.
Josephine.
That sounds like a good solution to the problem to me. Some of my plants went into a slight period of shock when we had a few days of sunshine and the temperatures soared to about 90 after having such a cool and wet spring. After you pot them, be sure to keep them in at filtered shade until they recover some.